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Empire of rubber : Firestone's scramble for land and power in Liberia Cover Image Book Book

Empire of rubber : Firestone's scramble for land and power in Liberia / Gregg Mitman.

Mitman, Gregg, (author.).

Summary:

"An ambitious and shocking exposé of America's hidden empire in Liberia, run by the storied Firestone corporation, and its long shadow"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781620973776 hardcover
  • ISBN: 1620973774 hardcover
  • Physical Description: xiii, 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : The New Press, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Maps on endpapers.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-300) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
"America Should Produce Its Own Rubber" -- Reverse Passage -- Missionaries of Capital -- An American Protectorate? -- Contested Development -- Plantation Lives -- Cold War Concessions.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938.
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company > History.
Rubber industry and trade > Liberia > History > 20th century.
Rubber industry and trade > United States > History > 20th century.
Liberia > Foreign economic relations > United States.
United States > Foreign economic relations > Liberia.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Erlanger Branch 338.76782 F523m 2021 (Text) 33126025252275 Adult Nonfiction Available -

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